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>Internet-radio proponents swarmed Capitol Hill Thursday to urge Congress to
>delay or lower the royalties they will have to begin paying record labels
>beginning Oct. 20. The webcasters have argued that the rates are too high
>for a new medium and are planning to appeal the rate of 0.07 cent per song
>per listener, which was set last June by the Librarian of Congress. The
>music companies are also appealing the rates, which they say are too low.
>The two groups are engaged in discussions in an effort to head off dueling
>lawsuits, but so far the talks have not produced a settlement. Some
>Internet radio firms and broadcasters have already shut down their
>webcasting operations, at least in part because of the upcoming royalty
>payment. "It was purely an economic decision," says the CEO of
>Jefferson-Pilot Corp.'s radio operations, which has stopped streaming 15 of
>its 17 stations online because of the fees. (Wall Street Journal 20 Sep 2002)
>http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1032471973904196035.djm,00.html (sub req'd)
>
>DOES REAL ESTATE INFO WANT TO BE FREE?
>In its convention this fall, the National Association of Realtors (the
>country's No. 1 real estate trade association) will be considering a new
>rule that will let brokers withhold property information from Internet
>sites that give access to multiple listing services. Proponents of the rule
>say that such data is valuable information and that it belongs to the
>brokers who assemble and manage, while opponents say that brokers should
>see themselves as deal managers rather than as information gate-keepers.
>NAR general counsel Laurie Janik says that a multiple listing service "is a
>broker-to-broker tool. It's never been open to the consumer."
>(USA Today 22 Sep 2002)
>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/realty2.htm
>
>BAN ON CALIFORNIA SPAMMIN'
>A new California law that will take effect in January bans the unsolicited
>sending of text messages to cell phones. The bill's author, Assemblyman Tim
>Leslie (R, Tahoe City), says the bill is intended to stop spam text
>messages from getting as out of control as spam e-mail messages. The bill
>is part of a package (called "leave-us-alone-legislation), which also bans
>unsolicited fax ads and which makes changes to California's "do-not-call"
>list for telemarketers. (AP/USA Today 23 Sep 2002)
>http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/2002-09-23-cell-phone-spam_x.htm
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>CALIFORNIA TRIES TO PREEMPT CELL PHONE MARKETERS
>California's Governor Gray Davis this week signed into law a measure
>that will prevent marketing companies from sending unwanted
>advertisements and solicitations to mobile phones and pagers. The bill
>was proposed by Assemblyman Tim Leslie. Davis said he supported the
>measure because he wanted to prevent an explosion of spam to mobile
>devices similar to what has happened with personal computers. The
>mobile phone spam bill will go into effect in January. Davis also
>signed into law two other privacy bills, one that places stricter
>limits on junk faxes and another to facilitate the creation of a
>statewide "do not call" list.
>ZDNet, 20 September 2002
>http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-958789.html
>
>TAUZIN PROPOSES DEADLINE FOR DIGITAL TV
>Billy Tauzin (R-La.) has proposed requiring television broadcasters to
>switch completely to digital signal transmissions by early 2006 and end
>analog transmissions by the end of that year. Members of the television
>industry, including broadcasters and makers of electronic equipment,
>have been slow to agree on a plan to make the transition to digital
>signals, and Tauzin thinks it's time for regulators to step in. He
>said, "While we prefer marketplace solutions, clearly it's time for us
>to provide leadership in this area." Under Tauzin's proposal, the
>Federal Communications Commission would establish technical standards
>with which broadcasters and equipment makers would have to comply. At
>least one consumer group criticized the proposal as too heavy-handed,
>stifling innovation and fair use. A spokesman for Tauzin said it was
>not clear yet if or when the proposal would be offered as a bill.
>New York Times, 19 September 2002 (registration req'd)
>http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-media-digitaltv.html
>
>NO COMPROMISE ON DVD STANDARD
>Two industry groups supporting conflicting standards for rewritable
>DVDs have apparently given up on resolving their differences and
>settling on a single standard. The DVD+RW Alliance and the DVD Forum
>support different formats, and there are at least four types of discs,
>causing headaches for consumers and device manufacturers. The result is
>an alphabet soup of formats and media that consumers must keep
>straight: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+RW, DVD+R. Observers note that
>the market for rewritable DVDs depends largely on resolving the
>conflicting standards, making the discs and the formats fully
>compatible on PCs as well as home and portable DVD devices. Sony
>reportedly will release new drives that work with different formats,
>but pressure from companies including Intel may eventually push the two
>DVD organizations to find a compromise.
>CNET, 18 September 2002
>
>BREAKING THE SPEED OF LIGHT, ON A BUDGET
>Researchers at Middle Tennessee State University have created a device
>that can send electric signals at four times the speed of light, and
>they did so with commonly available components costing $500. This is
>not the first time electric signals have exceeded the speed of light,
>but it is the first time it's been done without extremely expensive
>equipment. The device, which one researcher was able to assemble from
>parts in just 40 minutes, can create a pulse of energy that, measured
>by an oscilloscope, moves at 4 billion kilometers per hour. Bill
>Robertson, one of the researchers, hopes that students and other
>researchers can use the device to cheaply test some of the basic
>theories of modern science.
>New Scientist, 16 September 2002
>http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99992796
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